Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any non-executive directors employed in his Department are non-domiciled.
Answered by Steve Baker
My Department has three non-executive directors who are not employees of the Northern Ireland Office and act in an advisory capacity. Non-executive’s personal data, including those relating to personal taxation or status, are protected by the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Data on non-dom status is not routinely collected and is generally not required for making public appointments. If any such data was held it could only be published if doing so was in compliance with data protection law.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on external recruitment consultants in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Steve Baker
The amount spent by the Northern Ireland Office on recruitment consultants in the last three years was:
2020-21 - £10,395
2021-22 - £42,336
2022-23 - £20,360
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions a special adviser in her Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
My Special Adviser has accompanied me on four overseas visits since May 2015; three official visits to Dublin and one official visit to the USA.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.
Answered by Theresa Villiers
My Department's payroll services are provided by the Ministry of Justice. We would therefore inherit any changes to the contract with the payroll provider made by the MoJ in relation to this issue. My understanding is that currently the MoJ has no plans to amend provisions relating to the check-off union subscription although options for change are being kept under review.